Bear Spotted in Residential Area GREENSBORO, NC (June 10, 2013) – Greensboro police responded to a call of a bear spotted on Spring Garden Street near Edgeworth Street at approximately 8:30 p.m. today. Two citizens were preparing to walk on the “Greenway” when they saw the animal which did not appear to threaten anyone. Officers responded and observed the bear as it wandered to a nearby wooded area without incident. If you see a bear, report it to police. Stay away from the animal and do not provoke it or entice it with food. If you are in a vehicle and the bear is on the roadway or attempting to cross the roadway, allow it to do so safely. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and Guilford County Animal Control provide the following helpful information about why employees will not trap and relocate nuisance bears: Most conflicts do not warrant trapping. For example, a bear simply being in a neighborhood is not threatening for cause for trapping. In most cases, people are the cause of the problem and the best long-term solution involves removal of attractants (bird feeders, unsecured garbage) rather than destruction of the bear. Simply catching every bear that someone sees is not an option; we have no remote places left to relocate bears where they will not come into contact with humans. Relocated bears often return to the place they were originally captured. The process of catching bears is difficult, and can be more dangerous for the bear, the public, and those involved than letting the bear take its natural course. Central District Officers attended the scene. Sent Authority: Lt. M. G. Terry, Watch Commander
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:20:00 +0000
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